FIRST BOOK CLUB

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.

"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."

A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book. A Wrinkle in Time, winner of the Newberry Medal in 1963, is the story of the adventures in space and time of Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin O'Keefe (athlete, student, and one of the most popular boys in high school). They are in search of Meg's father, a scientist who disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government on the tesseract problem.

Summary from goodreads.com

Why Kids Books for Grown-Ups?

Children's literature is ripe with timeless wisdom, nostalgia, humor, and plot twists. Over the course of three weeks, we will enjoy a slow-read of a classic kid's chapter book and dig into what it means to us now. Build community through facilitated conversations with other book lovers and reconnect with childhood stories that carry meaning for all seasons of life.

November’s book is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle.